Opinion pieces
Preventing food systems from failing children
Opinion piece written by Panel Member Professor K. Srinath Reddy, President of the Public Health Foundation of India. Originally published on GlobalCitizens.org
Panel Member Reddy attended the 19th Global Child Nutrition Forum
On September 18th 2017, Panel Member, Prof K Srinath Reddy attended the 19th Global Child Nutrition Forum in Montreal, to discuss the multiple-benefits of locally sourced school meals – including school achievement, employment and national economic growth.
Not just food: For southern Africa to succeed, think nutrition
Opinion piece by Panel Member HE Rhoda Peace Tumusiime and Ms Graça Machel
Brazilian agriculture and food research: from feeding to nourishing people
3 May 2017, Brasilia, Brazil
Assessing food systems and diets quality in Brazil
The high-level event, organised by the Global Panel in partnership with Embrapa, took place on May 3, 2017 at the Embrapa HQ, Brasilia
Introducing a new force in the fight against malnutrition
Malnutrition is holding Ghana back. And it’s holding Africa back. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Poor nutrition, especially for children, has far-reaching health and economic consequences. When young children do not get the vitamins and minerals they need, their brains and bodies are stunted, which means they don’t develop to their full potential. Multiplied across communities and generations, malnutrition in Africa takes a serious economic toll.
Don’t tell Jamie! Sugar and snacks down to economics not poor choices
I was recently invited to the launch of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition’s new policy brief Managing Food Price Volatility: Policy Options to Support Healthy Diets and Nutrition in the Context of Uncertainty. The brief references our work on Food Price Volatility and shares our concerns around what can be done to anticipate and mitigate the negative dietary and nutritional outcomes of price volatility and market uncertainty.
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